Cruel Road

Old cruel road

It never ends

Tearing down

Ever defense

It leaves me

Worthless

Wandering

I've lost my way so many times

From first breath

To final rest

I find the path always unwinds

My sunken hopes

Are buried deep

A revelation

Just beyond my reach

And thus

My journey's brought me home again

It's not what it used to be

Faded tracks recall my origins

And rekindle memories

Forsake that which I worship

A whole life in effigy

Set foot on the cruel road again

And pray this time will not leave me wordless

The constant sting

A future I will never know

Forgotten loves, left bitter tastes

They died before a chance to grow

Those days alone

Fractured beliefs

Left tattered scraps

Of former peace

Cannot, my journey's brought me home again

It's not what it use to be

Faded tracks recall my origins

And rekindle memories

Forsake that which I worship

A whole life in effigy

Set foot on the cruel road again

And pray this time will not leave me

Those days alone

Left tattered scraps

Cannot let the old times by my captor

The curse upon my life must be shattered

Seize control and slough away

The shackles and tread the world unbound

Until my body collapses

On the cruel road